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Strike London Hotel Gold at Charming, Posh (and Shockingly Affordable) Flemings Mayfair

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Strike London Hotel Gold at Charming, Posh (and Shockingly Affordable ) Flemings Mayfair" />Let's talk about the drawing room. All photos courtesy of Flemings Mayfair. Can it be? A gorgeous, centrally located, family-owned hotel in Central London that's actually affordable? Contributing editor and London regular Christina Ohly strikes hotel gold at Flemings Mayfair. LONDON – Visitors to London are spoiled for choice when it comes to fantastic hotels, so I am always on the lookout for the latest, greatest, newest offering when I return to this city that I consider my second home. I tend to stay in more residential areas — Chelsea, Kensington, Notting Hill — but my latest favorite find is in the heart of Mayfair, tucked away on sweet Half Moon Street . I literally can't stop raving about this hidden gem. Originally opened in 1851, Flemings Mayfair was converted from thirteen adjoining Georgian townhouses , which gives it an intimate, smaller feel than the oth...

Château de Fontainebleu | Travel Blog

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Advertisement Published: August 12th 2017 Edit Blog Post Château de Fountainbleau The town of Fontainebleau can be reached from Paris taking the train from Gare de Lyon station . Exiting the station on arrival, we had to wander about a bit before finding the nearby bus stops . Bus number 1 or 34 leaves frequently and goes by the château in just a few minutes. The château and the grounds are beautiful and well worth a visit.The first references to the Château de Fontainebleau date back to the 12th century. Since then, all the kings of France have lived in the palace, and have continuously enlarged and embellished it. It is a unique example of a royal residence, loved and cherished for over eight centuries. The Apartments of the sovereigns evoke all the pomp and splendour of the French court; antechamber, drawing rooms, ceremonial rooms , the Council Room and the Throne Room all paint a vivid picture of the life of the monarchy. The carved woodwork, paintings, tapestries and furnishings ...

Vaseo Announces Basketball Tournament | MultifamilyBiz.com

PHOENIX (March 14, 2011) — Join Vaseo Apartment Homes on March 26 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for a March Madness- inspired basketball tournament and barbecue. Three local schools — North Canyon High, Mountain Sky Junior High and Lookout Mountain Elementary — will compete in the tournament, vying for a first-place prize of $1,000, a second–place prize of $750 and a third-place prize of $500. In addition, a second basketball tournament will be open to the community, with prizes up to $1,000. "Schools are the foundation of our community," says Robert Klein, President of Klein Financial Corporation and representative for Vaseo Apartment Homes ' ownership. "Vaseo is proud to demonstrate our long-term commitment to our children, our schools and the greater Phoenix community though this family event. We proudly invite our neighbors to join us for a fun-filled day of food, music and games, as Vaseo officially launches the 'Vaseo Cares' program." During the ev...